The former Prime Minister of Ukraine criticizes the financial aspects of the contract with the USA

Mykola Azarov, who served as Prime Minister of Ukraine, sharply criticized the natural resources agreement signed between Kyiv and Washington in early 2025. His observations reveal serious economic issues that may have been underestimated during negotiations.

The scale of financial demands as the main obstacle

The former Prime Minister emphasized that implementing this contract will require enormous financial investments. In his opinion, hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to start extraction and further processing of natural resources. Azarov highlighted the paradox: a theoretically beneficial deal turns out to be practically unattainable due to the lack of necessary capital.

The problem of funding resource development

According to Azarov, the United States currently does not have sufficient resources to finance such a large-scale project. This means that the agreement signed between the two countries may remain only on paper without real implementation. Extraction and enrichment of natural resources require not only technical capacity but also serious economic capabilities, which are currently insufficient.

Implications for Ukraine’s economy

The former Prime Minister’s observations raise an important question about the realism of international agreements amid global economic uncertainty. For Ukraine, such contracts could become a source of development, but without adequate funding, they will remain unfulfilled commitments. Azarov demonstrates that experts with government management experience understand the depth of economic challenges faced by the Prime Minister when negotiating such critical deals.